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anyone have a bonafide headache cure?
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:10 pm
by alicia-w
my head hurts so bad, i'm nauseated. can anyone offer a good and proven suggestion for getting rid of it?
advil is not making a dent right now.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:14 pm
by GalvestonDuck
Depends upon what type of headache it is.
A bag of crushed ice or frozen peas works great for vascular headaches. Excedrin or an aspirin with a Coke (or other caffeinated drink) works most of the time for me. And then there's the old acupuncture-like remedy of pinching/squeezing the skin between your thumb and forefinger of your dominant hand for about 3 minutes. I'm not sure why it works (most of the time) but it does. Even when it doesn't totally cure it, it relieves the pain as you're doing it.
Edit -- one more thing, lay down and close your eyes in a quiet room. Noise and light don't help if it's a migraine.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:25 pm
by Yankeegirl
E-X-C-E-D-R-I-N! Thats the best fix... for me anyways...
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:25 pm
by alicia-w
that's what it's beginning to feel like. no place to lie down in the office and no ice or peas. drats! i dont drink coke anymore but will try the aspirin with iced tea when i get home.
the pressure point thing works really well, but makes me look a bit neurotic. i dont care. i'm saving them from being eviscerated...
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:35 pm
by Miss Mary
I agree with others - Excedrin works great. Vanquish works well too, but it's hard to find (recently noticed my local Walgreens carries it).
Similar to Coke, I swear by Pepsi and pretzels. Saltines would be a second choice for salty snack.
And finally, when mine are baaaad, I want to stick my head in the freezer! If I'm driving around, I blast my face with A/C, even in winter, if I'm having a bad one.
Hope it's better tonight Alicia.
Mary
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:17 am
by alicia-w
well, it's tuesday and still throbbing a little bit. the hubby was less than courteouson the way home, radio blaring, complaining all the way home(not unusual) and decided to start a spat this morning. threw his lunch at him and drove by myself to work.
wow, i feel a little better already!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:25 am
by HurricaneGirl
I have a prescription for Fioricet, which works pretty darn good.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:51 pm
by DaylilyDawn
Sounds like you had a migraine headache from the description of it.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:52 pm
by hurricanedude
if your married, get a divorce...if your single...stay that way....LOL
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:56 pm
by Brent
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:57 pm
by hurricanedude
OMG....TO FUNNY!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:12 pm
by Wnghs2007
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:36 pm
by Terry
Eat raw garlic --- helps with the headache and keeps the husband away.
Half the people I know in FL have been having headaches the past week. Must be something blooming.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:38 pm
by Wnghs2007
Terry wrote:Eat raw garlic --- helps with the headache and keeps the husband away.
Half the people I know in FL have been having headaches the past week. Must be something blooming.
Sorry, im,,,im,,,alergic to garlic.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:16 pm
by Skywatch_NC
Wnghs2007 wrote:Terry wrote:Eat raw garlic --- helps with the headache and keeps the husband away.
Half the people I know in FL have been having headaches the past week. Must be something blooming.
Sorry, im,,,im,,,alergic to garlic.
That's too bad, Bro...as it's one of the healthiest foods today.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:18 pm
by Wnghs2007
Skywatch_NC wrote:Wnghs2007 wrote:Terry wrote:Eat raw garlic --- helps with the headache and keeps the husband away.
Half the people I know in FL have been having headaches the past week. Must be something blooming.
Sorry, im,,,im,,,alergic to garlic.
That's too bad, Bro...as it's one of the healthiest foods today.
You see vampires cant have this kind of stuff.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:33 pm
by HurricaneGirl
That's funny Brent!!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:36 pm
by kevin
I was going to say guillotine but Brent beat me to the joke!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:48 pm
by Wnghs2007
kevin wrote:I was going to say guillotine but Brent beat me to the joke!
LOL
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:01 pm
by Ixolib
Excedrin Migraine Strength... I belive by now I might even own stock in that company.
Surely, I'm helping keep their payroll under control!!
http://www.excedrin.com/2_managing_migraines/exmigraine.html
